In summary, the top 20 managers in Premier League history have been identified.
Sam Allardyce and Harry Redknapp, who both made the top 10, have benefited from longevity.
Pep Guardiola is still almost a thousand points behind the leader.
Throughout its thirty years of existence, the Premier League has hosted some of the greatest managers in the world. From those who pioneered English football’s traditional philosophy to those who, in more recent times, have transformed the game’s style through the use of tiki-taka or gegenpress tactics.
Since numerous managers have accumulated an incredible number of points thanks to this range of techniques, it has been demonstrated over time that there is no one way to succeed. Who, however, has accumulated the most? As we rank the 20 managers who have earned the most points during the Premier League era, GIVEMESPORT has the solution.
The top 20 managers with the most points in the Premier League
Rank
Supervisors
Points
1.
Alex Ferguson, sir
1,752
2.
Wenger, Arsene
1,627
3.
Moyes, David
989
4.
Redknapp, Harry
878
5.
Guardiola, Pep
750
6.
Mourinho, Jose
735
7.
Klopp, Jurgen
705
8.
Allardyce, Sam
680
9.
Benitez Rafael
605
10.
Mark Hughes
601
11.
Bruce Steve
531
12.
Mauricio Pochettino
520
13.
Hodgson, Roy
512
14.
O’Neill, Martin
505
15.
Rodgers, Brendan
488
16.
Howe, Eddie
421
17.
Houlier, Gerard
419
18.
Keegan, Kevin
413
19.
Curbishley, Alan
410
20.
O’Leary, David
409.
10Mark Hughes
601 points
Although he may not have achieved the same success on the pitch, Mark Hughes, a Premier League winner while playing for Manchester United, has made a solid career for himself as a manager in the top division of England. The former striker has amassed 601 points during his time as manager of teams like Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, and Stoke City.
With this total, the Welshman surpasses his old teammate Steve Bruce, who is currently in 11th place. As of right now, Hughes’ position in the top 10 is not in immediate danger, even if it seems improbable that he will land another major-league job.
9Rafael Benitez
605 points
Rafael Benitez may have played for four Premier League teams, but it’s obvious that his six years at Anfield accounted for the majority of his 605 points. The former Valencia manager achieved success in various tournaments at this time in his career, despite never winning an English league title while playing for Liverpool, Chelsea, Newcastle, or Everton.
Benitez is on par with the many Spanish managers who have achieved success at the highest level. Rafa was ahead of his time in many ways since he was one of the first to bring that style of thinking to English football through his use of analytics.
8Sam Allardyce
680 points
Remember that during his last stint as a Premier League manager, Sam Allardyce took charge of a struggling Leeds squad, proclaimed himself the division’s best manager, and led the Elland Road team back to the Championship. To be fair, Allardyce must have realised that his chances of surviving were slim as he entered a poisoned chalice. But he could, if anyone could.
After taking over mid-season, seemingly needing a miracle, the former England head coach had a flair for pulling a rabbit out of the hat and guiding teams to safety during his journeyman career (albeit for a single game). As the Wanderers battled for Europe, he also assembled a remarkably underappreciated team in Bolton, where players like Jay-Jay Okocha and Nicolas Anelka thrived. Big Sam did it all in a single day.
7Jurgen Klopp
705 points
the first manager to win the renowned trophy who was among the top ten. Jurgen Klopp could have won more if he hadn’t been facing what is perhaps the best football squad in history in his struggle for supremacy. At Liverpool, the German was a motivating influence who transformed the squad from one that finished closer to midtable than in Europe to one that was among the top teams in the continent.
The Merseysiders haven’t lost a beat since the Dutchman’s arrival, so perhaps the highest compliment you can give the now Head of Global Soccer at Red Bull is that he left a stable ship for Arne Slot to benefit from.
6Jose Mourinho
735 points
When the ‘Special One’ first joined Chelsea, he dominated the Premier League right away, something that very few people have done. Jose Mourinho was the key to Chelsea’s transformation into an unstoppable force in English football for two years. He possessed the unique touch.
Following stints at Manchester United and Tottenham, it seems as though the current Fenerbahce manager has outlived top-tier football in recent years. But his influence will endure since the Portuguese player is still one of the most identifiable figures in Premier League history.
5Pep Guardiola
750 points
In relation to Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, one of his fiercest competitors as a manager, has lately surpassed him for a spot in the top five. The Catalonian has built a well-oiled machine at Manchester City that has hardly been halted in the ten years he has lived in England, much as he did at Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
Only two men have scored 1,000 points, and Guardiola is 75% of the way there. He is already among the best the division has ever seen, even if he is unable to reach that total.
4Harry Redknapp
878 points
You can’t help but love Harry Redknapp, a Premier League great and national treasure. In addition to being a very successful manager, he has a unique personality. Redknapp never managed a team contending for the top spot in the Premier League outside of his tenure at Tottenham, but his record speaks for itself.
The key to that achievement is longevity. Even though he frequently played for teams that finished in the middle of the table or worse, the veteran managed to enjoy a long stint in the Premier League and amassed an impressive 878 points.
3David Moyes
989 points
Just two managers have reached the 1000-point milestone, as was previously indicated. However, David Moyes would have undoubtedly become the third manager to hold the position if he had been permitted to continue leading West Ham. His disastrous tenure as Manchester United’s manager frequently casts a shadow over the Scot, but it doesn’t diminish the amazing job he accomplished at Everton or the underappreciated work he did during his two stints at the London Stadium.
Moyes would only need four more victories to attain the amazing milestone. You would support him to get to the top of the English job market if he were to land another one.
2Arsene Wenger
1,627 points
Arsene Wenger is one half of the combination that has not only surpassed but broken the 1000-point mark, which is not surprising considering that he has overseen more Premier League games than anybody else. The initial reaction to the Frenchman’s employment at Arsenal was one of curiosity, with many asking, “Arsene who?”
Wenger is still the only manager to have finished an undefeated season, having assembled some of the strongest sides in the division and signed some of the best players the Premier League has ever seen. He would undoubtedly be at the top if it weren’t for one other legendary person. However, it appeared that one manager was always able to outdo him.
1Sir Alex Ferguson
1,752 points
Who else could it possibly be? Sir Alex Ferguson has won more league titles and games than anyone else, so it’s hardly surprising that he leads by a wide margin. Since it is nearly impossible to think of another coach remaining at the top for as long as the Scot did, the figure is probably one that will endure.
Guardiola would be the most popular candidate, but he is still 1000 points short. The fact that the City manager laughed at the thought of surpassing Ferguson’s amazing record of Manager of the Month honours says it everything about his feelings for this record.
xz
